Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Microbiology
EcoSal Plus
ISSN 2324-6200 · American Society for Microbiology
EcoSal Plus: subscription journal; median 113 days to acceptance (12 articles, last 24 months); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EcoSal Plus is published by American Society for Microbiology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Escherichia coli research studies and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, together about 53.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Microbiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32%
- Escherichia coli research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.7%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Biochemical and Structural CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiology | Q1 | 39/194 | 80th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 186OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1,590 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1,852 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 1,735 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 1,467 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1,359 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 1,186 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 216 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 181 days
- Sample
- 12 articles with submission and acceptance dates (22 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- ISSN
- 2324-6200
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EcoSal Plus
How long does peer review take at EcoSal Plus?
Based on the dates recorded on 12 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 100–216 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index EcoSal Plus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EcoSal Plus is indexed in Scopus.
Is EcoSal Plus open access, and what is the APC?
EcoSal Plus is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .